Further to the final stage in the Trust’s EOC configuration, which saw Banstead EOC staff move into Crawley last week, I am keen that we now also start to reflect the East and West configuration in our operational management structure. So, ahead of a full restructure likely to take place next year, we will be moving to the following structure as of 18th September 2017. I want to move away from the
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Members of the public and patients are invited to join South East Coast Ambulance Service staff and volunteers at the Trust’s Annual Members Meeting (AMM) later this month. The popular event is being held at Ditton Community Centre in Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6AH on Thursday 28 September. There will be an opportunity to learn more about what the ambulance service is doing and its plans for the future
Members of the public and patients are invited to join South East Coast Ambulance Service staff and volunteers at the Trust’s Annual Members Meeting (AMM) later this month. The popular event is being held at Ditton Community Centre in Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6AH on Thursday 28 September. There will be an opportunity to learn more about what the ambulance service is doing and its plans for the future
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is looking forward to welcoming Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) staff from Banstead as they join their colleagues at the Trust’s new EOC and HQ in Crawley. Staff currently based at Banstead will work their first shift at the Trust’s Manor Royal site from the morning of Tuesday 5 September. They will also join their colleagues in Crawley and the Trust’s
Four more new medicines management Standard Operating Procedures have been posted for urgent consultation today. They are: · SOP for Record Keeping and CD Register Entries SOP for Controlled Drug Reconciliation · SOP for Disposal of Controlled Drugs · SOP for Administration of Controlled Drugs – The documents can be viewed at http://www.secamb.nhs.uk/staf
NHS Improvement has issued a Patient Safety Alert regarding the need to support safer care for full-term babies. While the decision to admit neonates usually occurs within the maternity unit/team, staff should be aware of this alert as babies born in the community who are conveyed to hospital are in scope for this alert. While some term baby admissions are entirely appropriate (for example babies
Two new medicines management Standard Operating Procedures have been posted for urgent consultation today. They are: Standard Operating Procedure for Changing Security Codes for Medicines Storage and Procedure for the use of time expired medications in education and training The documents can be viewed at http://www.secamb.nhs.uk/staff_zone/my_secamb/policies_and_procedures/your_views_sought.aspx
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity for some hands-on learning with the very interactive SimAtmosphere – a 360-simulation area which will allow participants to immerse themselves in scenarios and test their knowledge and skills. The SimAtmosphere and the simbulance form part of one of the exciting workshops being offered at the Trust’s FREE one-day conference, Listen, Learn Change being held at
Please be advised that, due to a licence upgrade, ePCR will be offline from 21:00 hours tonight, Monday 21st August until further notice. Please revert to paper for all incidents and refer to your ePCR Support iMessage group for further information. If you do not have an ePCR Support iMessage group, please contact your local Support User or OTL. ePCR Project Team